Frequent Miler on the Air

Roll your own hotel elite status | Ep222 | 9-30-23

Sep 30, 2023

Learn how to simulate hotel elite status without staying enough nights. Discusses Bank of America Alaska Airlines credit cards, recent changes to Delta's elite program, and status match offers from Alaska Airlines and JetBlue. Offers tips for maximizing points and rewards on hotel stays, strategies for booking hotel suites with points and cash, and evaluating the benefits of hotel elite status. Explores strategies for manufactured spending and minimizing risk.

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Quick takeaways

Booking through programs like Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts, Hyatt Praveh, Marriott STARS, Hilton Impresario, and others can provide elite-like benefits such as free breakfast, room upgrades, property credits, and more.

Booking SLH properties through Hyatt offers benefits like free breakfast, room upgrades, and early check-in/late checkout, even when booking with points.

Utilize portal promotions like Rakuten or credit card offers to earn additional points for paid hotel stays.

When it comes to manufactured spending, consider safe techniques such as paying taxes with a credit card or making microloans through platforms like Kiva.

Deep dives

All-in-One Option: Preferred Partner Hotel Booking Programs

Booking through programs like Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts, Hyatt Praveh, Marriott STARS, Hilton Impresario, and others can provide elite-like benefits such as free breakfast, room upgrades, property credits, and more.

Introduction

2min

Using Mobile Wallets for Travel and Dining Credits

4min

Bank of America Alaska Airlines Credit Card

14min

Changes and Backlash to Delta's Elite Program

6min

Status Match Offers and Elite Benefits

12min

Maximizing Points and Rewards on Hotel Stays

18min

Strategies for Booking Hotel Suites with Points and Cash

22min

Evaluating the Benefits of Hotel Elite Status and the Safety of Manufactured Spending

3min

Strategies for manufactured spending and minimizing risk

6min

Want to get elite treatment at hotels without investing the time and effort in enough nights for elite status? Instead of spending fifty or sixty nights a year in hotels with one brand, you can simulate status with some simple tricks.

00:00 Intro

01:52 Giant Mailbag

06:08 Card Talk: Bank of America Alaska Airlines credit cards

https://frequentmiler.com/as/

https://frequentmiler.com/asbiz/

https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-companion-fare-guide/

20:10 What crazy thing....did Delta do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/delta-may-walk-back-some-of-their-recently-announced-changes/

26:09 Award Talk: Alaska and JetBlue status matches for Delta elites

https://frequentmiler.com/alaska-airlines-offering-status-match-to-draw-disappointed-delta-frequent-flyers/

https://frequentmiler.com/jetblue-offering-very-generous-status-match-to-delta-elite-members/

33:56 Award Talk: PointsYeah improvements

38:23 Main Event: Roll your own hotel elite status

41:02 Preferred Partner Hotel Booking programs

https://frequentmiler.com/getting-the-elite-experience-without-elite-status-via-luxury-partner-programs/

45:18 Hyatt / SLH partnership

49:04 Earning more points for paid stays

55:21 Room upgrades

https://frequentmiler.com/how-best-to-book-hyatt-luxury-suites/

1:11:38 Free Breakfast

1:13:28 Is elite status worth it?

1:18:43 Question of the Week: What kind of manufactured spending is safe?

Music credit: Annie Yoder

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Frequent Miler on the Air

Roll your own hotel elite status | Ep222 | 9-30-23

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

All-in-One Option: Preferred Partner Hotel Booking Programs

All-in-One Option: Hyatt's Relationship with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH)

All-in-One Option: Hyatt's Acquisition of Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Individual Perk: Earning More Points with Paid Stays

Safe Manufactured Spending Techniques

Speed Limits and Mixing Purchases

Gift Card Purchases and AMEX Gold Cards

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